14/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, EU justice ministers reached agreement that, in future, obligations from probation imposed on lawbreakers should be observed throughout the European Union. Thus there was agreement on the main points in the draft framework directive. This is the fruit of a Franco-German initiative to improve cooperation on cross-border monitoring of sentences followed by release on probation and alternative punishments (for example, community work, repair of damage...